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Published on 15/06/2026 – 15:22 GMT+2 Delaying restoration of Britain’s crumbling Houses of Parliament could add £420 million (€485 million) a year to the final bill, the country’s National Audit Office (NAO) forecast Monday. Plans to restore the Victorian neo-Gothic edifice, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring Westminster Abbey, stretch back more than a decade. However works have yet to start owing to concerns over the project’s huge costs estimated at tens of billions of pounds, as well as on worries about disruption caused by rehousing MPs and Lords in temporary buildings for many years. The…

The sight of one of Costa Cruises’ flagship ships, Costa Smeralda, is imposing in the port of Barcelona, the embarkation point for this adventure. It is a giant of up to 20 decks, with more than 2,600 cabins, almost 340 metres long and with capacity for over 6,500 people. “It’s…

When wildfires force residents from their homes, knowing an evacuation route exists may not be enough. A Kelowna, B.C., technology company is working to help emergency officials better understand the condition of back roads that could become critical escape routes during a disaster.But what happens if the road meant to…

Police are searching for a sicko who raped a young woman in a Harlem subway station on Sunday evening, according to authorities. A 21-year-old woman was inside the 125th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue subway station around 7:40 p.m. when the unidentified man sexually assaulted her, according to the NYPD.…

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